It's a nationally-ranked showdown on FOX Soccer Channel Friday, as UC Santa Barbara and UCLA meet at Meredith Field in the NSCAA Game of the Week (6:00 p.m. PT). The match-up drew an NCAA regular-season record 15,896 fans in 2010, as the Gauchos won 2-0.

Cal Poly will also host UCLA this Sunday as part of the Nike Central Coast Challenge. The Mustangs will face Harvard on Friday. In addition, nationally-ranked UC Riverside, Cal State Fullerton and Sacramento State will also have home contests this weekend.

For the fifth year, select matches will be broadcast on the BigWest.TV platform, including almost all matches from Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara. Beginning this season, all BigWest.TV live content will stream FREE OF CHARGE.

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The final week before conference play has teams tuning up, with Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge, UC Riverside and Pacific at home. UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara will pay visits to future Big West member San Diego State this week as well.

For the fifth year, select matches will be broadcast on the BigWest.TV platform, including almost all matches from Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara. Beginning this season, all BigWest.TV live content will stream FREE OF CHARGE.

Conference play kicks off with a big match up, as Cal State Northridge (9-3) host preseason-favorite and nationally-ranked Hawai'i (7-2) Wendesday night. It's the first of a pair of matches this week for the Matadors, while the Rainbow Wahine will play three on the road in the span of four days.

Also hosting matches this week are Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside.

For the fifth year, all home and conference matches will be broadcast on the BigWest.TV platform. Beginning this season, all BigWest.TV live content will stream FREE OF CHARGE.

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